When William Hamilton McAlister was born on 8 May 1823, in Salem, Washington Township, Washington, Indiana, United States, his father, Zachariah McAlister, was 43 and his mother, Mary Magill, was 32. He married Mary Elizabeth DeWitt on 26 October 1848, in Lawrence, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Urbana Township, Monroe, Iowa, United States for about 25 years. He died on 5 January 1892, in Monroe, Iowa, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Monroe, Iowa, United States.
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The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
The state capital was moved from Corydon to Indianapolis on January 10, 1825.
Historical Boundaries: 1843: Kishkekosh, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Monroe, Iowa Territory, United States* 1846: Monroe, Iowa, United States *Kishkekosh renamed Monroe in 1846
Scottish and northern Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Alasdair ‘son of Alasdair’. See McAllister .
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